Sachet 101Updated 18 days ago

Sachet 101: Everything You Need to Know About Scented Sachets

Quick Answer

A sachet (pronounced "sa-SHAY") is a small envelope filled with fragrant material, designed to add scent to enclosed spaces like drawers, closets, and cars. Fresh Scents® sachets are flameless air fresheners made with natural minerals and essential oils that deliver long-lasting fragrance for up to six months.

What Is a Scented Sachet?

A scented sachet is a simple, effective way to fragrance spaces where candles, plug-ins, and sprays can't go. Think dresser drawers, linen closets, gym bags, cars, trash cans, suitcases—anywhere that could use a refresh without a flame or outlet.

Fresh Scents® sachets come in a decorative paper envelope filled with vermiculite, a natural mineral that absorbs and slowly releases our perfume-grade fragrance oils. Just place an unopened sachet wherever you'd like steady fragrance, and you're done.

How Do You Pronounce "Sachet"?

It's pronounced "sa-SHAY"—like you started to say "sassy" but switched to "shade" halfway through.

How Does a Sachet Work?

The vermiculite inside each sachet absorbs our custom fragrance oils, then slowly diffuses scent through the paper envelope over time. No flame, no electricity, no mess. When the scent starts to fade, give it a shake to refresh.

How Long Do Sachets Last?

• Signature Collection™: Up to 6 months of steady fragrance
• Small Places Collection™: Up to 3 months of steady fragrance

What Are Sachets Made Of?

Fresh Scents® sachets are made with natural minerals (vermiculite) and essential oils. The paper envelopes are biodegradable, and our products are phthalate-free, paraben-free, and not tested on animals. Every envelope features original hand-painted artwork by our in-house artist.

Where Can I Use a Sachet?

Anywhere you want long-lasting, flameless fragrance. Popular spots include closets, drawers, bathrooms, cars, trash cans, luggage, gym bags, laundry rooms, and gift boxes.

A Few Tips for Best Use

Our sachets are designed to scent the air, not touch your stuff directly. To keep everything in great shape, place a piece of fabric or paper between the sachet and any furniture, fabrics, finished surfaces, plastics, or painted items—the fragrance oils can occasionally cause discoloration or damage on direct contact.

Also worth noting: sachets are for smelling, not snacking. Keep them out of reach of children and pets. If someone accidentally ingests the contents, drink plenty of water and seek medical attention if feeling unwell. You'll find this same guidance printed on the back of every sachet.

Where Can I Buy Sachets?

Shop Fresh Scents® sachets at freshscents.com, Amazon, or in stores at Kirkland's, HomeGoods, Dollar General, and Walmart. Use our Store Locator to find a retailer near you.

Still Have Questions?

Reach out to our team at [email protected] or call 1-888-877-3132—we're always happy to help.